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==Overview==
==Overview==
'''Ventricular tachycardia''' ('''V-tach''' or '''VT''') is a [[tachycardia]], or fast heart rhythm that originates in one of the [[left ventricle|ventricles]] of the [[heart]]. This is a potentially life-threatening arrhythmia because it may lead to [[ventricular fibrillation]] and [[sudden cardiac death|sudden death]].
'''Ventricular tachycardia''' ('''V-tach''' or '''VT''') is a [[tachycardia]], or fast heart rhythm that originates in one of the [[left ventricle|ventricles]] of the [[heart]]. This is a potentially life-threatening arrhythmia because it may lead to [[ventricular fibrillation]] and [[sudden cardiac death|sudden death]].


==Classification==
==Classification==
[[Ventricular tachycardia classification#1. Classification Based Upon Morphology of Complexes|Based on Morphology of Complexes]] | [[Ventricular tachycardia classification#2. Classification Based Upon Duration of Episode|Based on Duration of Episode]] | [[Ventricular tachycardia classification#3. Classification Based Upon Symptoms|Based on Symptoms]]
[[Ventricular tachycardia classification#1. Classification Based Upon Morphology of Complexes|Based on Morphology of Complexes]] | [[Ventricular tachycardia classification#2. Classification Based Upon Duration of Episode|Based on Duration of Episode]] | [[Ventricular tachycardia classification#3. Classification Based Upon Symptoms|Based on Symptoms]]


==[[Ventricular tachycardia pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]==
==[[Ventricular tachycardia pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]==


==[[Ventricular tachycardia diagnosis|Diagnosis]]==
==[[Ventricular tachycardia diagnosis|Diagnosis]]==
===[[Ventricular tachycardia diagnosis#EKG Findings|Electrocardiogram findings]]===
===[[Ventricular tachycardia diagnosis#EKG Findings|Electrocardiogram findings]]===
===[[Ventricular tachycardia diagnosis#Differential Diagnosis of Underlying Causes of Ventricular Tachycardia|Differential diagnosis]]===
===[[Ventricular tachycardia diagnosis#Differential Diagnosis of Underlying Causes of Ventricular Tachycardia|Differential diagnosis]]===


==[[Ventricular tachycardia treatment|Treatment]]==
==[[Ventricular tachycardia treatment|Treatment]]==


==[[Bundle branch reentrant ventricular tachycardia]]==
==[[Bundle branch reentrant ventricular tachycardia]]==


==External Links==
==External Links==

Revision as of 23:36, 15 September 2011

Ventricular tachycardia
Lead II: rhythm, ventricular tachycardia
ICD-10 I47.2
ICD-9 427.1
DiseasesDB 13819
MeSH D017180

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]

Overview

Ventricular tachycardia (V-tach or VT) is a tachycardia, or fast heart rhythm that originates in one of the ventricles of the heart. This is a potentially life-threatening arrhythmia because it may lead to ventricular fibrillation and sudden death.

Classification

Based on Morphology of Complexes | Based on Duration of Episode | Based on Symptoms

Pathophysiology

Diagnosis

Electrocardiogram findings

Differential diagnosis

Treatment

Bundle branch reentrant ventricular tachycardia

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